Abstract

Amid the growing recognition of the limits of excessive criminal punishment, scholars have begun to assess public support for restrictive and punitive laws and other collateral consequences of a criminal conviction. Building on this work, we analyze data from an original survey of U.S. residents (N = 1,002) to assess support for 23 specific social, legal, and health consequences across 11 life domains, many of which hold important implications for desistance and life-course criminology. Descriptive analyses reveal that support for specific consequences and prohibitions varies greatly, yet it generally follows a similar pattern across conviction types. General linear regression models indicate that those who perceive society as more just, hold more punitive outlooks, and perceive a higher risk of crime victimization are more supportive of social and legal consequences. We discuss the findings’ implications for policy and practice within a society that may be in the beginning stages of a correctional turning point.

摘要

随着人们越来越认识到过度刑事处罚的局限性，学者们开始评估公众对限制性和惩罚性法律的支持以及刑事定罪的其他附带后果。在这项工作的基础上，我们分析了来自美国居民 (N = 1,002) 的原始调查数据，以评估对 11 个生活领域的 23 种特定社会、法律和健康后果的支持，其中许多对戒烟和生命历程具有重要意义犯罪学。描述性分析表明，对特定后果和禁令的支持差异很大，但在不同的定罪类型中通常遵循相似的模式。一般线性回归模型表明，那些认为社会更公正的人持有更多惩罚性的观点，并认为受害风险更高的人更支持社会和法律后果。我们讨论了调查结果对可能处于矫正转折点初始阶段的社会的政策和实践的影响。